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Boss

From Vidhi Madhi Ultaa · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Anthony Daasan, Gana Bala
Music director
Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy
Movie name
Vidhi Madhi Ultaa
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
22 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Annan dhaan da don-u
Kaatadha nee scene-u
Annan kayyil vachikuna
108 van-u
Hoi annan dhaan da don-u
Kaatadha nee scene-u
Annan kayyil vachikuna
108 van-u
{Nethu varaikkum dummy piece-u
Innikku naa semma mass-u
Kilichu pota rendae piece-u
Boss-u boss-u mass-u} (2)
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Un nenjukkulla
Bayam irukkanum
En selaya
Naan therakkanum
Pera solli oorae koodi
Koothaadanum..
Yeh kaththi mona kaiyaala naa
Kannathula pooran uttu
Thuppakkiyal nethimelae..heh
Annanoda seetu kattil
Male :Raani mattum dhaan da
Chorus :Andhapura kaavalargal
Male :Naanga mattum dhaan da
Yengalukkul eppodhumae
Male :Sanda illa poda
Chorus :Kathi kathi karuthu sonna
Male :Kabaliku soda..
Kaaki satta veratti meratti
Urutti poratti adichu poda
Engakitta edukka pudikka
Siriya thuruppam sikkaadhae
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Kaaki satta veratti meratti
Urutti poratti adichu poda
Engakitta edukka pudikka
Siriya thuruppam sikkaadhae
Aadu. oodu katti aadu..
Podu kuthattam podu…
Odu.. oora vittu odu..
En kitta nee nikkadha
Naan jallikattu maadu
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Annan dhaan da don-u
Kaatadha nee scene-u
Annan kayyil vachikuna
108 van-u
Yeh annan dhaan da don-u
Chorus :Don-u
Male :Kaatadha nee scene-u
Chorus :Scene-u
Male :Annan kayyil vachikuna
108 van-u
Chorus :Van-u
{Nethu varaikkum dummy piece-u
Innikku naa semma mass-u
Kilichu pota rendae piece-u
Boss-u boss-u mass-u} (2)
Aadu. oodu katti aadu..
Chorus :Aadu..
Male :Podu kuthattam podu…
Odu.. oora vittu odu..
En kitta nee nikkadha
Naan jallikattu maadu
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
Thaaa.. na na na na naaaaa..
………………………………………..
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Annan is the real don, man!
Don't you show off!
If you mess with Annan,
you'll need a 108 ambulance!
Hey, Annan is the real don, man!
Don't you show off!
If you mess with Annan,
you'll need a 108 ambulance!
Until yesterday, I was just a nobody,
Today, I am pure swagger!
Ripped and torn into two pieces!
Boss, boss, pure swagger!
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Deep inside your chest,
there must be fear!
A statue of my own,
I must unveil!
Hearing my name, the whole town should gather,
and dance with wild joy!
With the knife's sharp edge in hand,
leaving a centipede scar on your cheek,
and aiming a gun right at your forehead... hey!
In Annan's deck of cards,
it's only the Queen, man!
The guards of the inner chambers,
it is only us, man!
Between us, always,
there's never a fight, get lost!
If you shout and preach morals,
Kabali gets a soda bottle smashed!
Even if the police chase and threaten us,
rough us up and beat us down,
to catch or pin anything on us,
they won't find a single clue!
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Even if the police chase and threaten us,
rough us up and beat us down,
to catch or pin anything on us,
they won't find a single clue!
Dance! Gather together and dance!
Put on a wild, festive dance!
Run! Run out of this town!
Don't you stand near me,
I am a ferocious Jallikattu bull!
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Annan is the real don, man!
Don't you show off!
If you mess with Annan,
you'll need a 108 ambulance!
Hey, Annan is the real don, man!
The don!
Don't you show off!
Show off!
If you mess with Annan,
you'll need a 108 ambulance!
Ambulance!
Until yesterday, I was just a nobody,
Today, I am pure swagger!
Ripped and torn into two pieces!
Boss, boss, pure swagger!
Dance! Gather together and dance!
Dance!
Put on a wild, festive dance!
Run! Run out of this town!
Don't you stand near me,
I am a ferocious Jallikattu bull!
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
Taa... na na na na naa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This high-energy Tamil gaana track celebrates street swagger, local authority, and unstoppable self-confidence. The protagonist boasts about rising from an insignificant 'dummy piece' to a dominant 'mass' icon, warning rivals not to act tough in front of his crew. Filled with aggressive metaphors and local Chennai slang, the song establishes the singer and his mentor as untamable figures of the neighborhood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Naan jallikattu maadu

Comparing oneself to a Jallikattu bull ('Naan jallikattu maadu') symbolizes uncontrollable power, ferocity, and raw physical presence.

Hyperbole

Annan kayyil vachikuna 108 van-u

Exaggerating control over the '108' emergency ambulance service to show how many opponents they beat up and send to the hospital.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Nethu varaikkum dummy piece-u / Innikku naa semma mass-u

Use of rhyming English loanwords adapted into Madras Bashai slang (piece-u / mass-u) to create rhythmic street cadence.

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Trivia

'Vidhi Madhi Ultaa' (2017) is a Tamil dark comedy film starring Rameez Raja and Janani Iyer, with music composed by Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy. The lyrics by Kabilan heavily incorporate Chennai street dialect (Madras Bashai) and pop-culture references like 'Kabali'.

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